Improvement in food-steamers



S. ELBAKBR.

" Food-Steamer.

' No. 216,717. Patented Junev24, 187.9.

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soPEIA' E. BAKER, er

IMPROVEMENT IN WILMINGTON, ILLINOIS.

FOOD-STEAM ERS.

I Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 216,717, dated June 24, 1879; application tiled March 14, 1879. I

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Mrs. SOPHIA H. BAKER, of Wilmington, in the county of Will and State of Illinois, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Food Steamer and Boiler; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact. description of the invention, which will enable tains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

Figure 1 is a side view. Fig. 2 is a vertical section and Fig. 8 is a top View, the cover having been removed.

Corresponding parts in the several figures arc denoted by like letters of reference,

rIhis invention relates to cooking` utensils; and it consists in an improved apparatus for boiling and steaming puddings, custards, vegeta-bles, Sie., the construction of which will be hereinafter more fully described, and particularly pointed out in the claim.

In the drawings, A represents a kettle or vessel, having spout B, handle (l, and pro, vided with a top rim, E, from which two tuhes,

project in an upward direction. A vessel, F, is arranged in the kettle A, said vessel being Iitted in the rim E, and provided with a perforated iian ge, G, extending downwardly from its bottom, to support it upon the bottom of kettle A and admit of the free circulation of water. H is a vessel, the bottom of which is provided with a flange, I, lit-ting in vessel F, and two tubes, J J, fitting in the tubes D D of kettle A. A removable partition, K, divides the vessel H into two compartments, each of which is provided with a bottom frame, L, upon which vegetables may be supported while being steamed, thus preventing the tubes J from being covered or clogged up, so as to prevent the admission of steam from the kettle A. A cover, M, is provided for the ves- `ter in kettle A may at any time be easily replenished. v

In operation, puddings, custards, Src., to be cooked may be placed in the vessel F, the sides and bottom of which are surrounded, by water, so as to prevent scorching of the contents. Vegetables to be steamed may at the same time be placed in the vessel H, into which steam is admitted through the tubes D J, which also conduct the liquor back into the kettle A,

without danger of interfering' with the contents of vessel F.

When the partition K is used, two kinds ot' vegetables may be steamed at the same time without either being avored by the other. By` adjusting the cap O the pressure of steam may be properly regulated.

My improved apparatus is simple, conven ient, and may be manufactured at a small expense.

Having thus described myinveution, I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States- As an improvement in culinary utensils, the kettle A, having tubesD D, vessel F, having perforated ian ge G, and vessel H, havin g tubes J J, flange I, removable partition K, and bottoni frames, L L, all combined and operating substantially as and for the purpose herein shown and specified.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

SOPHIA HUSSEY BAKER.

Witnesses:

JOHN M. BAKER, ADALINE E. HoLivrEs. 

